X2: The Threat

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Mac operating system

Genres

• space opera video game
• space trading and combat game
• space simulator

• action game^*

• construction and management simulation^*

• flight simulation video game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Localized titles

• X²: La minaccia

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Captions available^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  36^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  34^*

• Economy^*

  Votes · historical

  34^*

• Space Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  34^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  32^*

• Trading^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Flight^*

  Votes · historical

  16^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE^*

  Processor alternatives

  Pentium III 800MHz or same grade^*

  Memory

  256MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  32MB 3D card compatible with Direct X 8.1 DirectX®: 8.1^*

  Storage

  1200MB available space Sound:^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Pentium III 800MHz or same grade^*

  Graphics alternatives

  32MB 3D card compatible with Direct X 8.1^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  26^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

Developers

• Egosoft

Publishers

• Enlight Software

• Deep Silver

• Egosoft^*

• 2003-12-03

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2003-12-02 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2003-12-02^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jul 21, 2006^*

Detailed specifications